{"id":22858,"date":"2018-12-20T17:54:35","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T21:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=22858"},"modified":"2018-12-20T17:54:38","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T21:54:38","slug":"after-a-decade-of-delays-hodges-bay-resort-finally-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/after-a-decade-of-delays-hodges-bay-resort-finally-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"After a decade of delays, Hodges Bay Resort finally opens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With reports of its construction going as far back as 2008, the Hodges Bay Resort & Spa had a quiet opening here on December 1, 2018.<\/p>

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Formerly, the Hodges Bay Club, the property changed hands recently to its current managers Elegant Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no fanfare when the company opened at the start of the month.<\/p>

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In a press release issued today, Prime Minister Gaston Browne welcomed the opening.<\/p>

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He toured the resort with executives inclusive of Mr. Sunil Chatrani CEO of Elegant Hotels and Mr. Niels Studaman General Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 122-room property also features 79 units, 3 main restaurants, tennis courts, a kid\u2019s club, teens club, gym and<\/g> spa facility.<\/p>

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Prime Minister Browne at the end\nof his tour expressed his overall satisfaction with the property, stating that\nit stands to become a prolific addition to the island\u2019s tourism product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is a very impressive\nproperty, easily one of the finest resorts on the island\u2026a five-star property\nwith 122 rooms, it is a welcomed addition to our tourism product. I am quite\nsure that the guests here will be quite delighted, and this project will become\na major success!\u201d, the Hon. Prime Minister remarked.<\/p>

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He continued that the Hodges Bay\nResort and Spa \u201cwill become a major foreign exchange earner which has the\npotential to attract twenty thousand visitors annually, creating economic\nopportunities for the people of Antigua and Barbuda\u2026employment opportunities,\nopportunities for entrepreneurship\u2026It\u2019s just a great addition to our tourism\nproduct.<\/p>

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Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez echoed the sentiments of PM Browne adding that he is not only impressed with the finished product that is to be branded internationally as one of Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s best, but more so impressed with the quality of work done by the 95% local workforce employed during the construction phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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